Can anyone work this out please?

 

I need to fill a raised bed area with compost or horse manure. I can get it
in the builders bags, the big ones used for sand etc, for £45 delivered,
however B&Q do a bag of compost which is 125 litres for £6.70.

Now I dont know how much is in these big bags but wondered if I needed 2 big
bags would it be cheaper buying it from B&Q rather than the builders bag
full from the local garden shop.

My only problem is the garden centre stuff is a little on the sandy side.

Thanks folks

 



One of those jumbo bags is about 850 kg (see
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sharp-Sand/invt/220081  ) which in the case of sand
would equate to a bit over 1 cubic metre (1000 litres).  At £45 per bag this
works out at £5.62 per 125 litres compared to B&Q's £6.70.

HTH
R.

 

Harry. Cubic capacity = volume not weight.

Think a cubic metre of feathers and a cubic metre of sand. Which do you get
most of?

Kind regards



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Are you mad? Sand is much denser than compost, you can't equate the
two.
Why is he putting horse manure in his bed?

 

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Very good!

Alan